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About Raunla Village

Raunla is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 45 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raunla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raunla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171301
Area (hectares) 32.83 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 45
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raunla compares

By the 2011 count Raunla is the 142nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 32.83 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Raunla

Raunla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raunla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raunla from other places

Raunla lies about 15 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Raunla
Tehsil headquarters Seoni under 2 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Raunla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Raunla

As per the Census of India 2011, Raunla village had a population of 80. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Raunla village has 45 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raunla has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Raunla is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raunla covers 32.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raunla falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raunla is Summer Hill, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raunla.

Raunla is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raunla is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about under 2 km away. Summer Hill is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kangar (under 2 km), Kangri (under 2 km) and Kothi Ser (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Raunla today is likely to be higher.

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